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Beaverdale Books Banned Books Festival

Saturday, October 7, 2023 | 10:00 am – 5:00 pm CT

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ICUJP Forum: Banned in the U.S.A

Friday, October 6, 2023 | 7:30 am – 9:30 am PT

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Dave Eggers | Banned Books Week Reading and Screening

Sunday, October 8, 2023 | 1:00 pm MT

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The Freedom to Read Panel: A Discussion with Sigal Ben-Porath, Kasey Meehan, and Samantha Hull

Thursday, October 5, 2023 | 6:00 pm ET

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Book Bans and Censorship

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm CT

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Banned Books Week 2023

CampaignSeptember 29, 2023

Banned Books Week 2023: Discover events around banned books week, the most banned books and more for banned books week October 1 - 7, 2023. More

We Believe in the Freedom to Read

Advocacy

For Banned Books Week 2023, PEN America and We Believe gathered a consortium of publishers and nonprofit organizations to rally behind the freedom to read with this open letter.… More

The National Hispanic Media Coalition Presents: The Burning of Democracy | A Banned Books Discussion (Virtual)

Sunday, October 1, 2023 | 8:30 am ET

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PEN America Proudly Supports Introduction of Congressional Resolutions Condemning Book Bans and Educational Censorship

Press ReleaseSeptember 28, 2023

PEN America endorsed the resolution and praised the lawmakers’ commitment to preserving free expression in classrooms and libraries. More

More than Empty Shelves: How Book Bans Undermine Identities and Restrict Information

Monday, October 2, 2023 | 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm ET

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Beaverdale Books Banned Books Festival

ICUJP Forum: Banned in the U.S.A

Dave Eggers | Banned Books Week Reading and Screening

The Freedom to Read Panel: A Discussion with Sigal Ben-Porath, Kasey Meehan, and Samantha Hull

Book Bans and Censorship

Banned Books Week 2023

We Believe in the Freedom to Read

The National Hispanic Media Coalition Presents: The Burning of Democracy | A Banned Books Discussion (Virtual)

PEN America Proudly Supports Introduction of Congressional Resolutions Condemning Book Bans and Educational Censorship

More than Empty Shelves: How Book Bans Undermine Identities and Restrict Information

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PEN America Endorses “Fight Book Bans Act” Introduced in Congress To Help School Districts with Financial Burden of Book Bans

Artists and Authors to Join PEN America on 12/6 in Brooklyn to Celebrate its 2023 Anthology of Stories, Poems, Plays and Non-Fiction by Incarcerated Writers

PEN America Remains Concerned Over Academic Freedom at University of Arizona, Related to Suspension of Two Instructors, Despite Their Reinstatement

Yes, Florida Bans Books: Why Can’t Gov. Ron DeSantis Read His Own List?